I look to "steal" my inspiration is from trees. The language that I use is that of Celtic and Scythian artists. In their language, I express my passion for these amazing, regal, sensual, life-giving beings. I appreciate the way those artists depicted beautifu nature in a stylized manner. I am not looking to copy a tree; I am taking it down to a minimal state to express a moment - connection of the earth to air.

- Matt Young

I'm like a magpie. There's nothing mundane about the world - there is beauty and inspiration everywhere. Having my attention caught by something doesn't make my observation a theft; each little element becomes something entirely new as I translate it onto my canvases.

- Josie Adams